Did you get the 50 series Delta Flow or SUV? I'm still shopping around for
a muffler for my custom duals I'll be getting. I've heard mpg's of both the
40 and the 50, the 50 seemed to have a lil bit deeper tone, which is what
I'm looking for, I want a good muscle car rumble.
-- Dave Bensalem, PA '02 R/T RC Flame Red""crm"" <tb.crm@verizon.net> wrote in message news:001301c20a48$83a46f70$1f880304@piledrvr... > > Sooo...I traded in my 2 week old 2001 Dodge Dakota QC SLT+. Here is what > happened - After researching a new exhaust system to put in, I decided > to take the truck up to a highly recommended muffler shop for a full > cat-back. I had decided (based on this list and recommendations from > Nick at the shop) to get a Flowmaster 50 series with 2 1/4" dual exit, > leaving the pipe between the cat and muffler at the stock 2 1/2". Nick > also offered up some 3" chrome slash tips. > > The wife followed me up to the shop and we dropped off the truck and > then went to get some breakfast. We went back to the shop a little > earlier than the scheduled pick-up time so I was able to watch the final > touches, etc. As we pulled onto the lot, the truck on the lift looked > just like the one we dropped off. The wife and I watched as Nick > measured and positioned and re-measured and then measured again from 4 > different angles and re-positioned till the tips and everything else was > just right. After the final positioning and welding and cleaning up, the > truck was lowered and I was asked to get in and test it out. > > Upon starting, I immediately knew there was something different. As soon > as the engine started, there was this mean roar coming out the back that > settled down into a low menacing rumble. After revving it up and taking > it for a spin down the empty street next to the shop, I knew this was > not the truck I had dropped off earlier that day. The meek and shrouded > Dakota QC ("family truck") I had once known was now replaced by a beast > begging to be let loose upon all mortal beings. > > So, enough of the story :) The short of it is this - to anyone looking > into getting a new cat-back installed, GO FOR IT!!! The transformation I > explained above is incredible. Now I have even more of a reason (or > excuse, depends on who you ask) to get more power under the hood. Cant > have the growl under the bed if you dont have the extra ponies to back > it up!! Nick did an excellent job on all the welds and the bends and > also gave me what I figured to be a very fair price for such a great > job. > > For anyone interested in any actual performance gains, I'll be honest - > I havent really had a chance to pay attention to it that much. I did > notice a slightly smoother idle, but with the weather yesterday, I was > required to run the A/C almost all the time. I did fill up at my > favorite Exxon right before taking it in, so we'll see about any mileage > gains sometime next week. I never really had any hesitation upon opening > her up before, and it seems the same now. Now to get the Z-tube, Fastman > TB, etc. installed to help match up the front and rear of the truck!! > > Thanks to all the guys who helped me and suffered thru my numerous > questions on this. I was able to get a great base of information to make > a decision I was comfortable with. > > -adam > > > >
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